The correspondence and diary of Philip Doddridge, ed. by J.D. Humphreys, Volume 4

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Page 534 - But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh...
Page 460 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 460 - Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid : for the Lord, JEHOVAH is my strength and my song ; he also has become my salvation. Therefore, with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Page 229 - John. The knowledge of divine things from revelation, not from reason or nature.
Page 563 - Namujurilwa, and now out of the eater cometh forth meat, and out of the strong cometh forth sweetness.
Page 349 - LM ll/HILE on the verge of life I stand, * * And view the scene on either hand, My spirit struggles with its clay, And longs to wing its flight away.
Page 66 - He would frequently ask young fellows, at their first appearance in the world, while their honest hearts were yet untainted, "Well, are you to be an old Roman? a patriot? You will soon come off of that, and grow wiser.
Page 255 - Ten in the hundred lies here engraved, 'Tis a hundred to ten his soul is not saved ! If any man ask, ' Who lies in this tomb ?' ' Oh, oh !' quoth the devil, ' 'tis my John a Combe !' But the sharpness of the satire is said to have stung the man so severely, that he never forgave it.
Page 119 - It is pleasant to read, pleasant to compose, pleasant to converse with my friends at home ; pleasant to visit those abroad — the poor, the sick ; pleasant to write letters of necessary business by which any good can be done ; pleasant to go out and preach the Gospel to poor souls, of which some are thirsting for it, and others dying without it ; pleasant in the...
Page 460 - Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

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